For the third wet weekend in the Northumberland Hills in a row, one had to delay on Spring Lawn and Gardening work. Fortunately, the Belleville Hot Diggity Dog Club was having its Flyball competitions under a spacious and rain-protected arena. So it was off to Frankford to catch the May 3 2014 Hot Diggity Dog …
Given the long Winter running unwelcomed through to the first 4-6 weeks of Spring, sunshine and color have been a rare commodity in the Northumberland Hills. One can go to the Campbellford library for some deft paintings of Winter colours. Or Warkworthians and other Northumberland Hills residents can get their fill of Spring color and …
Good things come in threes. And so not one but two outstanding painting shows at the Campbellford Library, have found the missing third – a fine painting exhibit by Keith Cornell from nearby Castleton. And all 3 shows well within a year while drawing upon wealth of good artists in the Spirit of The Hills artisan group. …
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Necessity lead Wendy Avis of Warkworth Ontario to an excellent adventure in Costa Rica as seen in our first post. In fact, Wendy had a set of superb choices for vacation activities in Costa Rica. She could travel to the Northeast where the Sarapiquis. Rain Forest and Tortuguero National Park each would provide unique fauna and flora …
A simple case of economics allowed Warkworth’s Wendy Avis to travel to Costa Rica to get expensive dental work done at a bargain cost while enjoying a Spring vacation. Here is the magic of the dental economics. Wendy discovered through a friend that the cost of getting her necessary dental work done in San Jose …
Bernard Cornwell’s book of 9th century England summarizes the nature of the Winter and now a still damp snappingly cold Spring. Life in Britain’s Danelaw was harsh, brutal and short. The Death of Kings is set in the Winter woods of Wessex as Danes and Saxons vie for the upper hand in a land infested …
The 1st of 7 tutorials on Creating a Web Presence, opens Saturday at 1:00PM at the Bowmanville Library. Click here to see the full schedule of free presentations at the Bowmanville Branch of the Clarington Libraries This 35,000 feet view of the latest Web directions and programming tools underlines one of the key trends on the …
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This year’s Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival and its Art Show was especially good with some very good works of art on display. Here is a quick sampler: Marc Gagnon’s Abstract on display In short, the patrons of the Maple Syrup Festival had a very good Art Show for viewing this Spring.
7 Free Tutorials at Bowmanville Library at 1PM Saturday March 15th on Creating a Web Presence: Basics of Web Programming The first tutorial is devoted to the Basics of Web Programming. The idea is not necessarily to teach all the ins and outs of Web Development; but rather to give you an overview of the …
Betsy Miller is a Cobourg artist who is also a member of the Spirit of the Hills, a Northumberland Art Group. She has a selection of abstract paintings on display at the Campbellford Library that are well worth the while to see and enjoy. As a photographer and graphic designer, Betsy’s work has a great …
This Winter with all the snow and bitter cold Canadians might say they deserve to do well at the Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia. And the Dutch firm of Infostrada agrees with that sentiment as they forecast Canada will collect 33 medals for 3rd overall.In effect they agree with Canadian National Olympic Chairman Marcel Aubutwho …
Lang Festival Surprises Each of the Lang Pioneer Village Special Festivals has a surprise event or staging that catches your attention. The October Halloween Fest had the many Djackos and the haunted Apple Cider Barn. The Apple Cider Fest has all the fun and games at the South Lake School House. And Christmas by Candlelight had the Spoon Tappers …
